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Intellectual Property Ownership

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What it is

Everything on the Best Buy website, including images, logos, text, and software, is owned by Best Buy or its suppliers. You are not permitted to reproduce, copy, or use this content without authorization.

This analysis describes what Best Buy's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause defines the scope of your permitted use of Best Buy's website content and establishes that unauthorized reproduction or commercial use could expose users to intellectual property claims.

Recent Activity

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Medium May 6, 2026

The updated terms establish that using any Best Buy Property constitutes acceptance of the terms. Best Buy reserves the right to modify the terms at any time and without advance notice to users. The …

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

For everyday consumers, this primarily means you cannot copy or reproduce product images, descriptions, or other site content for commercial use. Casual personal use for reference purposes is generally not implicated, but the clause could apply to user-generated content or business use cases.

How other platforms handle this

Cohere Medium

As between Customer and Cohere, Cohere retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Services, including all intellectual property rights therein. Customer retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Customer Data.

OpenAI Medium

As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you retain any rights you have in the content you submit to our Services. OpenAI will assign to you all of its rights, title, and interest, if any, in and to the output of the Services generated in response to your input (the ...

Unity Medium

You retain any and all of your rights to any content you submit, post or display on or through the Services ('User Content') and you are responsible for protecting those rights. By submitting User Content through the Services, you hereby grant to Unity a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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All content included on this Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Best Buy or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

— Excerpt from Best Buy's Best Buy Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Intellectual property ownership clauses engage U.S. copyright law, trademark law, and relevant international treaties. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides takedown procedures that interact with how Best Buy can enforce this provision. For businesses or developers attempting to use Best Buy's data or content, fair use analysis under copyright law would apply and is fact-specific. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low for individual consumers; Medium for businesses or developers who might access or use site content commercially. Unauthorized scraping or reproduction of product data, pricing, or imagery for commercial purposes could expose businesses to infringement claims. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Copyright protections are broadly consistent across U.S. jurisdictions but international enforcement varies. EU copyright law, including the EU Copyright Directive, may interact with this clause for EU-based users or entities. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Vendors whose product content appears on BestBuy.com should clarify ownership of product descriptions, images, and data in their vendor agreements. The clause asserts broad ownership over all content including data compilations, which may affect vendors' rights to use or redistribute their own product information as displayed on the site. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Businesses using BestBuy.com for competitive intelligence, product research, or data aggregation should review their practices against this clause and applicable copyright fair use doctrine. Legal teams for third-party sellers or content providers on the platform should clarify intellectual property rights in their vendor agreements.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Best Buy Terms of Use
Entity
Best Buy
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009344
Document ID
CA-D-00622
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
5c2558d534fd69cee27751ab58123ed2b8adabecb0553f0d6157a0d0b26870c1
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 17:25 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Best Buy
Document: Best Buy Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-009344
Captured: 2026-05-10 17:25:42 UTC
SHA-256: 5c2558d534fd69ce…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/best-buy/best-buy-terms-of-use/intellectual-property-ownership/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Best Buy's Intellectual Property Ownership clause do?

This clause defines the scope of your permitted use of Best Buy's website content and establishes that unauthorized reproduction or commercial use could expose users to intellectual property claims.

How does this clause affect you?

For everyday consumers, this primarily means you cannot copy or reproduce product images, descriptions, or other site content for commercial use. Casual personal use for reference purposes is generally not implicated, but the clause could apply to user-generated content or business use cases.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 24 platforms. See the full comparison.

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